Laurence Iché

Laurence Iché (April 9, 1921 – September 9, 2007) was a French writer.

Biography

Laurence Iché was born in Saint-Étienne, April 9, 1921. She was the daughter of the sculptor René Iché and Rosa Achard. As a young girl, Iché posed as a model for her father, as well as for Picasso, Victor Brauner and other artists.[1][2]

Beginning in 1939, she began to write stories, articles and poetry.[2] During World War II, she helped establish the surrealist group La Main à plume and founded the review of the same name.[2][3] In 1942, she published a collection of poems Au fil du vent, illustrated by Óscar Domínguez. She also translated poetry by Camilo José Cela into French.[1] Her book of stories Etagère en flamme, cuentos was illustrated by Picasso.[3] Iché participated in the 2006 conference Surrealismo Siglo XXI.[3]

She married the poet Robert Rius in 1941; he was shot dead by the Gestapo a few months later. In 1949, she married the Spanish painter Manuel Viola.[1] Iché died in Madrid at the age of 86.[1]

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References
  1. "Laurence Iché". Le Monde (in French). September 29, 2007.
  2. "Laurence Iché". Les Hommes sans épaules (in French).
  3. "Muere Laurence Iché, la poeta más vinculada a Óscar Domínguez". eldiario.es (in Spanish).
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